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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bomber ask Madge?

2. Where does Madge work?

3. Who took Millie and Hal out for Cokes?

4. What does Millie tease Madge about?

5. How did Hal lose his money in Nevada?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hal and Madge symbolize for Rosemary?

2. How does Hal react when Madge rejects him?

3. How are Rosemary's true feelings about men in stark contrast to her behavior?

4. How do Alan and Hal know each other?

5. How does Madge hurt Hal when he kisses her goodbye?

6. What does Millie dream of when she hears the train whistle in the distance?

7. What is the nature of the sudden flurry of activity around Rosemary and Howard coming out of the house?

8. Who is Hal and how is he introduced in the scene?

9. What does Madge dream of when she hears the train whistle in the distance?

10. How does Act 2 begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study on Hal. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of married women in the 1950s. Conversely, what is the role of unmarried women in the 1950s? What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? Do they have any freedoms that twenty-first century women do not have?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of evolving roles is an important one in this story. Describe how it extends through setting, character and issues and provide examples for each.

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